Product correlation based on location

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods for providing a graphic depiction, such as a map, having product specific indicia to a traveler are described. The product specific indicia may be geographic location or zone specific. Moreover, the product specific indicia evidences a product, such as a plug adaptor, usable in a corresponding geographic zone. Each geographic zone may be partitioned on a country basis.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of providing a traveler with an adaptor based on travel considerations, comprising the steps of:
 indicating geographic zones on a graphic depiction, each of the geographic zones being evidenced by a different indicia;   associating adaptors to the different indicia, each adaptor being correlated with an indicia correlated with a geographic zone that uses the adaptor; and   providing the adaptors to the travelers based on travel considerations, the travel considerations including countries the travelers intend to visit.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the graphic depiction is a map; and the adaptor provides access to an electrical receptacle. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the different indicia abut on the map at borders of countries. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indicia is color coded. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the adaptors are colored according to geographic zone indicia colors evidenced on the graphic depiction. 
     
     
         6 . A device for providing a traveler with an adaptor based on travel considerations, comprising:
 a memory including an adaptor database, the adaptor database containing plug adaptor information specific to geographic locations; and   a processor configured to execute instructions stored within the memory to perform a set of actions, the processor generating a map having geographic zones, each of the geographic zones being evidenced by a different indicia, the processor further receiving an indication from a traveler evidencing trip information, the processor correlating the received trip information with the geographic zones of the map, and the processor transmitting a suggestion for a plug adaptor to the traveler, the suggested plug adaptor being correlated to indicia of the geographic zone relevant to the received trip information.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the indicia is color-coded. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the trip information includes more than one country. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the more than one country span more than one geographic zone. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the more than one country correlate with more than one indicia. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the processor suggests more than one plug adaptor to the traveler, each of the more than one plug adaptor correlating to a different geographic zone. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the processor suggests a combo plug adaptor to the traveler, the combo plug adaptor being usable in countries correlated to more than one indicia. 
     
     
         13 . A system for providing a traveler with a product based on travel considerations, comprising:
 a traveler computer; and   a product computer in communication with the traveler computer, the product computer including a processor and a memory including instructions operable to be executed by the processor to perform a set of actions, the processor generating a graphic depiction having geographic zones evidenced by indicia, the processor further receiving an indication from the traveler computer evidencing trip information, the processor correlating the received trip information with the geographic zones of the graphic depiction, and the processor transmitting a suggestion for a product to the traveler computer using the indicia of the geographic zone relevant to the received trip information.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the indication from the traveler computer evidencing trip information includes the traveler computer interacting with the graphic depiction to select at least one geographic location relevant to a trip. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one geographic location including at least one country. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein each of the geographic zones of the graphic depiction include multiple countries. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the geographic zones of the graphic depiction includes countries from at least two different continents. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the product is a plug adaptor. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the suggestion includes more than one product, each of the more than one product correlating to a different geographic zone. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the suggestion includes a combo product, the combo product being usable in geographic zones correlated to more than one indicia.